Indestructible Machine

Indestructible Machine, the debut album from Lydia Loveless combines headu doses of punk rock energy and candor with the country classicism she was raised on and just can't shake; it's a gutsy and unvarnished mash up. The rattletrap electricity in a foggy mountain throwdowns like "Bad Way To Go" and "Do Right" may channel ground zero-era Old 97s, but the underlying bruised vulnerability comes across like Neko Case's tuff little sister. Her original songs and style are variations on classic acts like Television, and Loretta Lynn—solid punk rock with some country flair.